Following reports of dozens of deaths during the Israeli ground offensive in Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip, Germany and France have called for an end to the attacks. The situation in Rafah was “appalling,” French President Emmanuel Macron said at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Meseberg Palace outside Berlin on Tuesday. “The Israeli operations in Rafah must come to an end,” Macron insisted. France had condemned Hamas’ attacks on Israel from the outset and supported Israel’s right to self-defence – “but – like any democracy – in compliance with internationa…